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How-To Geek Forums Topic: Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings... http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings... en Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:21:38 +0000 techgranny on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97461 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:22:13 +0000 techgranny 97461@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ If you can remember exactly when your problems started, I would do a system restore back to when you know your system worked well. That's been the easiest way for me to redeem my mistakes. ScottW on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97460 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:21:27 +0000 ScottW 97460@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ The sfc program will close right away if you are running it from Start -> Search or Start -> Run because it is not being run as administrator. Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories and find Command Prompt. Right-click on the icon and select "Run as administrator" from the sub-menu. You should get a UAC prompt, then you will have a Command Prompt window with elevated (admin) privileges. Now run "sfc /scannow" from there. dysFUNctional93 on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97459 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:18:01 +0000 dysFUNctional93 97459@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ still nothing :/ changing the theme back to windows vista did not work. I also tried to run the SFC. but as soon as it opened it quickly closed back up. Is that normal fo that program? ScottW on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97455 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:03:41 +0000 ScottW 97455@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ To check if you deleted some important system files, run the system file checker (SFC). From an elevated command prompt (run as administrator) enter: <code> sfc /scannow </code> ScottW on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97454 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:02:50 +0000 ScottW 97454@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ dysFUNctional93, hello. In the Personalization window, select Display Settings. Make sure that your "Colors" is set to "Highest (32-bit)". Aero won't work with fewer colors. If that's not it, make sure that your Theme is set to Windows Vista in Personalization -> Theme. Then try Window Color and Appearance, as recommended by techgranny, to set the Color Scheme to Aero and check the box to enable transparency. The other two issues should be separate threads, or we can wait until the first one is fixed. dysFUNctional93 on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97453 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:55:22 +0000 dysFUNctional93 97453@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ BTW! i remember messing around with my computer thinking something was wrong and may have deleted something? Possibly rundll32? I thought it may have been a virus or trojan... could that have messed it up? dysFUNctional93 on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97452 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:43:36 +0000 dysFUNctional93 97452@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Thank you for your feedback but I could not find a sentence that read what you had stated... Any other help? techgranny on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97324 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:01:11 +0000 techgranny 97324@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Hi dysFUNctional93, I lose my Aero settings once in a while too. Right click on the desktop>Personalize>Windows Color and Appearance. At the bottom of the window is a sentence that says>Open classic appearance for more color options. Click on that sentence and make sure Windows Aero is selected. Regarding your video not working, I use <a href="http://download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10267151.html"> VLC</a> for all of my videos. Sorry I can't help you with #3, but we have many fine geeks here who can help :) dysFUNctional93 on "Where's My Aero Option? Not in Apperance Settings..." http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/wheres-my-aero-option-not-in-apperance-settings#post-97321 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:22:10 +0000 dysFUNctional93 97321@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Windows Vista Home Premium AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ 2.00GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 When I first got my desktop comp it was workin great (HP Slimline btw). I remember using the 3D Flip and having the Glassy look. But Something happened? All togther my computer runs at the same speed... but some of the options are not working. 1st. (My Main Concern) - My Aero setting is just not available. Having Home Premium i thought it should be in the Apperance Settings. But it isn't. Like I said before, It use to work. I don't know if it got deleted somehow but its just not there. And im certainly out off ideas on how to try and fix it...Please Help! 2nd. (Additional Help Would Be FANTASTIC!) My video does not work on programs like windows media. Sound works though? I've tried re-downloading media player and all...but its not that. -- is that related? 3rd. When i boot up the computer it goes into a black screen with just the mouse. I've learned to adapt by starting a new program (explorer) and setting it up that way...but its just really annoying. Can i fix that? Overall any help would be awesome. Thanks in Advance